RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AJMER Vs. DAMYANTI DADICH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS judgment will deal with all the thirteen connected appeals listed above. These are special appeal under sec. 18, Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949. They have been filed by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (for short the Commission), from the judgment, dated, March 29, 1982, by a learned Single Judge of this Court, thereby allowing 18 connected writ petitions and consequently issuing several directions to the Commission commanding it inter alia, to call the writ petitioners for interview with a view to adjudging their suitability for appointment to certain posts, regardless of their failure to qualify for such interview in the written examination held for the purpose.

(2.) THE material facts are not in dispute. THEse may be shortly stated herewith reference to the writ petitions of Miss Damyanti Dadich as typical of all other petitions. Miss Damyanti Dadich who will here in-after be referred to as the petitioner, holds a first class Master's Degree and a Ph. D. degree, earned from the University of Rajasthan in 1973 and 1979, respectively. She applied for the post of a lecturer in Hindi in response to an advertisement published by the Commission on April 4, 1980, inviting applications for direct recruitment to such posts in several subjects, including Hindi, in accordance with the Rajasthan Educational Service (Collegiate Branch) Rules 1971 (hereinafter to be called the Rules ). THE advertisement made it clear that in the event of the number of applications being too large the Commission may, if it considered it necessary to do so, hold a written examination by way of a screening test and call for interview only those examinees who pass the examination scoring such marks as may be prescribed by the Commission.

(3.) THE third and last objection raised is regarding non-joinder of necessary parties. It is contended that all the candidates who have qualified for interview in the written examination are necessary parties, because if the writ petitions are allowed, their rights will be adversely affected.